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EFFECTS OF COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION ON SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS? ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT IN MATHEMATICS SIMULTANEOUS EQUATIONS IN EDO STATE

Ebhomien, P.A, Ph.D

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Abstract The study investigated the effects of computer assisted instruction on secondary school students? academic achievement in mathematics simultaneous equations. Two research questions and two null hypotheses were formulated to guide the study. The research employed the quasi experimental research design. One hundred and seventy three (173) Senior Secondary School Students were sampled from a population of 32, 967 students. The sampled students consisted of 87 students in the treatment group and 86 students in the control group. The treatment group was taught simultaneous equations using CAI while the control group was taught using the conventional method (chalk and talk). The instrument used for the collection of data was Academic Achievement Test on Simultaneous Equations (AATSE). The test contained 25 multiple choice questions. The instrument was validated by a team of experts. A reliability co-efficient of 0.84 was obtained for the instrument using KR- 20 formula. The research questions were answered using descriptive statistics of mean and standard deviation while the hypotheses were tested using student distribution test (t-test). The results revealed that computer assisted instruction (CAI) has a significant effect on the mean achievement score of students in senior secondary schools. It also showed a significant effect in the mean score of urban and rural students? taught simultaneous equations using CAI. Consequently upon the findings of the study, the following recommendations were made among other things: Mathematics teachers at Senior Secondary School level should channel students towards positive attainable goals by using Computer Assisted Instruction (CAI) in teaching mathematics. This will reduce the difficulties encountered by students in learning of mathematics using Chalk and Talk method which the conventional teaching method usually advocates.

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